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user-inactivated  ·  3625 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 'bl00's Reviews #3: "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Maybe he didn't live long enough to make the transition from pure comedy to writing something else. In a lot of his essays and letters he showed a sublime, tragic understanding of the world which reminded me of some of the greatest novelists of the late 19th/early 20th century.

Last Chance To See was a start.





kleinbl00  ·  3625 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's on my list.

balmoral  ·  3625 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Bump it up if you can. It's heartbreaking, and it doesn't feel anything like Adam's books. Honestly, it feels like a conversation with the man himself - it's witty in an offhand, unstructured way. It's sad and beautiful and doesn't have the "pat" feel that gets some much of the rest written off as juvenile.